Fried catfish tasty and healthy



The satisfying crunch of deepfried food is a rare indulgence for anyone trying to cut fat and calories. And with good reason. Though a golden, crispy fried catfish fillet served with fresh corn on the cob and homemade coleslaw makes a perfect summer supper, the fish alone will pack nearly 500 calories and 29 grams of fat, or nearly half […]

Don’t let stains ruin your summer clothes



Summer is a time for fun in the sun – not for being inside fretting over laundry. Cotton Inc.’s stain guru, Norma Keyes, offers the following tips to keep your clothes looking fresh as a summer day and free of the most troublesome seasonal stains. + Barbeque sauce – Try a spot remover or pre-treat with a liquid detergent, followed […]

Pickles in Kool-Aid is treat from Delta



For the ultimate in sweet and sour, try Kool-Aid-soaked dill pickles, a staple snack from the Mississippi Delta. Or if savory is more your style, try deep-fried dill pickle chips. Kool-Aid Pickles Start to finish: 2 days, 30 minutes active Makes one 46-ounce jar of pickles 46-ounce (1 quart 14 ounces) jar whole dill pickles 1 cup sugar 2 cups […]

Dessert features cantaloupe, raspberries and frozen yogurt



Drizzle honey and toasted almonds over raspberries, frozen yogurt and sweet melon for this simple summer treat from Good Houskeeping magazine. Cantaloupe Boats TOTAL TIME: 10 minutes MAKES: 4 servings 1/4 cup sliced almonds 1/4 cup honey 1 ripe medium cantaloupe, cut into quarters, with seeds removed 1 pint vanilla frozen yogurt 1/2 pint raspberries 1. In small nonstick skillet, […]

Ready in 10 minutes!



It’s so simple! In just 10 minutes you can make delicious frozen yogurt by blending your favorite frozen fruit with plain yogurt! And it’s low-fat! Frozen Fruit Yogurt TOTAL TIME: 10 minutes MAKES: about 2 1/2 cups 12 ounces frozen strawberries, cherries or peaches (about 2-3/4 cups), or 10 ounces frozen raspberries (about 2-1/3 cups) 1 container (8 ounces) plain […]

Two new twists on old summer classic



What’s most prominent at a picnic? Potato salad. Sure, you love the classic, but how about something new, such as the Red, White and “Blue” Potato Salad with its gutsy, garlicky flavor? You can go from one to eight cloves of garlic. Or, for the faint-hearted, omit it entirely and still have a great dish. Then there’s Spicy Roasted Potato […]

Potter Science

Learn about the science behind the magic

Is there such a thing as a Sorcerer’s Stone? Will Muggles ever be able to play Quidditch? And could Dumbledore’s street lamp clicker really work? Rebecca Moore Peterson, a professor at Penn State’s Eberly College of Science (and a big “Harry Potter” fan), says there’s actually quite a bit of science behind many devices in the J.K. Rowling series. Peterson […]

Fun in the sun: Tips for summer



The school year is over, and days of outdoor fun with friends and family are finally here. But as the temperature rises, so do your chances of getting hurt. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were more than 2.4 million emergency room visits by children 14 and younger in the United States during the summer […]

‘Potter’ artist Mary GrandPre makes magic



Can you imagine being one of the very first people on the planet to read “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the final novel in the series by J.K. Rowling? Mary GrandPre, the illustrator for the American editions of the books, doesn’t have to imagine, she is one of the lucky few. Reading the book is just part of her […]

Frank Majority Jr. dies at 89



Frank Majority Jr., one of Letcher County’s best-known photographers and an authority on mountain lore, died June 30 after a long illness. He was 89. Photography was Majority’s hobby, and he will be remembered by many residents here for the large number of photographs he contributed to The Mountain Eagle for a 30-year period beginning in the late-1960’s. Majority’s published […]